Author Topic: How to convince someone of mechanical switches? (Read 8971 times)

Shuki · « **Reply #50 on:** Fri, 07 August 2009, 01:35:22 »

Quote from: microsoft windows;107172

My better monitor is a 16" Trinitron but it can only handle 1024x768 @ 50-60Hz. But it was made in 1996 and it definitely looks very good for something that old (it has little convex to its screen).

It's definitely better than my other monitor, a 1993 DEC monitor with a VERY comvex screen designed for 800x600 and 640x480 @ 50-60Hz.

There's a disadvantage to large high-end CRT's on the other hand. Considering that my 13" from 1993 weighs 40 pounds, a 22"must weigh a ton.

My 19" weighs 24kg whatever that is in lbs I dunno :/

It has a diamondtron capable of doing 160hz @ r_mode 4 not that I ever go high than 120hz though.

keyb_gr · « **Reply #51 on:** Fri, 07 August 2009, 03:17:06 »

Quote from: Shuki;107819

My 19" weighs 24kg whatever that is in lbs I dunno :/

A good 52 lbs. Apparently 1 lb = 0.45359... kg.

My 6 kg monitor was heavy enough when mounting it onto the arm.

itlnstln · « **Reply #52 on:** Fri, 07 August 2009, 08:57:08 »

Quote from: timw4mail;107675

Radius monitors?

This is a particularly old one: http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/387

They were generally marketed to Mac users, but they could be used on just about anything. They were unique in that they had a mount that allowed the entire monitor to be rotated into portait mode.

quadibloc · « **Reply #53 on:** Sat, 15 August 2009, 13:12:27 »

Of course neither Topre nor Filco (which have to be bought from Japan!) are for everyone. Even Unicomp is for the serious aficionado.

But I've noticed that even the lowest-priced Microsoft keyboards - available in larger office supply stores - feel as though they've got mechanical switches in them. So getting good tactile feel from a keyboard doesn't demand a lot from people these days.

skriefal · « **Reply #54 on:** Sat, 15 August 2009, 13:29:37 »

You must be encountering different Microsoft keyboards than I encounter. :smile:

timw4mail · « **Reply #55 on:** Sat, 15 August 2009, 14:52:21 »

Quote from: quadibloc;109879

Of course neither Topre nor Filco (which have to be bought from Japan!) are for everyone. Even Unicomp is for the serious aficionado.

But I've noticed that even the lowest-priced Microsoft keyboards - available in larger office supply stores - feel as though they've got mechanical switches in them. So getting good tactile feel from a keyboard doesn't demand a lot from people these days.

I've never seen a Microsoft keyboard with mechanical switches.

microsoft windows · « **Reply #56 on:** Sat, 15 August 2009, 16:09:34 »

Quote from: ch_123;107607

Ah, degaussing. Always a fun thing to do, especially in computer labs where doing it would affect the screens to either side of you, causing people to wonder wtf was going on with their computer...

I always did that in the school computer lab and it would drive the librarian crazy and she got mad at me for "breaking the computer" (not that box underneath it with the keyboard and mouse attached to it).

patrickgeekhack · « **Reply #57 on:** Sat, 15 August 2009, 21:20:20 »

Quote from: quadibloc;109879

Of course neither Topre nor Filco (which have to be bought from Japan!) are for everyone. Even Unicomp is for the serious aficionado.

Hello fellow Canadian!

I would consider anyone who is willing to spend a fair amount of money to buy a good mechanical (or capacitive switches) keyboard when his or her PC comes with one to be a serious aficionado. I mean that person could realised that the one he or she received with the PC is not good enough and that there are better keyboards out there.

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